Americans United - Indianahttp://au.org/chapters/indiana
enIndiana Chapter presents GOD AND GOVERNMENT with The Rev. Barry Lynn and a panel of faith leadershttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-presents-god-and-government-with-the-rev-barry-lynn-and-a-panel
<span class="field"><span class="date-display-single">July 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm</span></span><span class="field field-name-field-address field-type-addressfield field-label-inline clearfix" ><span class="field-label">Address:&nbsp;</span><span class="field addressfield field-item" >1100 W 42nd St, #110, Indianapolis, IN, 46208</span></span><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><p><br />
The Indiana Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State<br />
Presents<br /><br /><strong>GOD AND GOVERNMENT</strong><br /><br />
A Panel of Faith Leaders on Church State issues with an introduction by<br /><br /><strong>Rev. Barry Lynn</strong><br />
Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State<br /><br />
And moderated by<br /><br /><strong>Matthew Barron</strong><br />
Indiana Chapter of Americans United<br /><br />
Friday, July 22<br />
6:30-8:30 pm<br /><br />
Indiana Interchurch Center<br />
Krannert Room<br />
1100 W 42nd St # 110,<br />
Indianapolis, IN 46208<br /><br /><em>Free and open to the public<br /><br />
Refreshments Provided</em><br /><br /><strong>Rev. Barry Lynn</strong> is the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State and a Disciples of Christ minister. Barry has appeared frequently on television and radio broadcasts to offer analysis of First Amendment issues. News programs on which Lynn has appeared include PBS's “NewsHour,” NBC's “Today Show,” Fox News Channel's “O'Reilly Factor,” ABC's “Nightline,” CNN's “Crossfire,” CBS's “60 Minutes,”ABC's “Good Morning America,” CNN's “Larry King Live” and the national nightly news on NBC, ABC and CBS. A member of the Washington, DC and U.S. Supreme Court bar, Lynn earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1978. In addition, he received his theology degree from Boston University School of Theology in 1973. Lynn writes frequently on religious liberty issues, and has had essays published in outlets such as USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Nation. His latest book is God &amp; Government: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting for Equality, Secularism, and Freedom Of Conscience (Prometheus Books). <a href="https://www.au.org/about/people/lynn">https://www.au.org/about/people/lynn</a><br /><br /><br /><u>THE PANELISTS</u><br /><br /><strong>Archpriest Stevan Bauman</strong>, Senior Priest at Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Christian Church. He received a Masters in Educational Psychology from Michigan State University. IN 1972 Fr. Bauman was ordained to an International Brotherhood focused on teaching and service. He served as its President from 1991 to 2015. The search for the fullness of truth on the part of the Brotherhood eventually led to the discovery of Orthodox Christianity and Fr. Stevan was ordained to the Orthodox Priesthood in 2001.<br /><br /><strong>Michael "Mikal" Saahir</strong> has been the Imam (Islamic Minister) of the Nur-Allah Islamic Center and Director for the Clara Muhammad Weekend School since 1992. He serves on many interfaith boards, writes for Muslim Journal and a monthly column in the Recorder. He released the book The Honorable Elijah Muhammad: The Man Behind the Men in 2011.<br /><br /><strong>David Sklar</strong> has been the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Director of Government Affairs since 2007. David has become a leading advocate on various public policy issues including human service funding, poverty, public education and immigration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Indianapolis Immigrant Welcome Center and also serves as a board member or officer of numerous domestic issue coalitions, including three years as President of the statewide Indiana Coalition for Human Services.<br /><br /><strong>Rev. Brent Wright</strong>, is an ordained elder serving as pastor of Broad Ripple United Methodist Church in the Indiana Conference and a graduate of Duke Divinity School. Rev. Wright was a vocal opponent of Indiana’s RFRA law and has written about justice and equality from a faith perspective in Branches, Indy Midtown Magazine, and Reconciling Ministries Network.<br />
</p>
</div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Host chapter:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:10:05 +0000David Morris12034 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-presents-god-and-government-with-the-rev-barry-lynn-and-a-panel#commentsIndiana Chapter Meeting with guest speaker Susanne Gaudinhttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-meeting-with-guest-speaker-susanne-gaudin
<span class="field"><span class="date-display-single">May 31, 2015 at 6:30 pm</span></span><span class="field field-name-field-address field-type-addressfield field-label-inline clearfix" ><span class="field-label">Address:&nbsp;</span><span class="field addressfield field-item" >609 East 29th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46205</span></span><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><p align="center"><strong>INDIANA CHAPTER AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>SPRING MEETING</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>with Susanne Gaudin, President Compassion &amp; Choices of Indiana.</strong></p><p align="center"><strong><u>EXPLORING END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS IN INDIANA FOR A DEATH WITH DIGNITY</u></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Sunday May 31<sup>st</sup> 6:30 pm </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Broadway United Methodist Church</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>609 East 29<sup>th</sup> Street</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Indianapolis, IN 46205</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED</strong></p><p align="center"> </p><p><strong>Speaker Bio:</strong></p><p>In addition to being president of Compassion &amp; Choices of Indiana, Susanne Gaudin is also the director of the League of Women Voters of Brown County and has served as president of the League of Women Voters of Indiana. She also served as Recycling Coordinator for Brown County Solid Waste District and co-authored a 20 year plan for solid waste disposal in Brown County. Susanne directed a GED program for the Brown County jail and was the Brown County Public Library Adult Literacy Coordinator. She is currently the director of the South Central Indiana REMC, LLC.</p><p>For more information visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/423141421190043/">https://www.facebook.com/events/423141421190043/</a></p></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Host chapter:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Thu, 07 May 2015 13:58:18 +0000David Morris11110 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-meeting-with-guest-speaker-susanne-gaudin#commentsIndiana AU and Center for Inquiry Indiana Co-Host Indiana Civic Dayhttp://au.org/blogs/in-the-field/indiana-au-and-center-for-inquiry-indiana-co-host-indiana-civic-day
<a href="/about/people/ms-beth-corbin">Beth Corbin</a><div class="field field-name-field-blog-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/in-the-field">In The Field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-callout field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Indiana Civic Day focused on advocating for justice. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><p>The fourth annual Indiana Civic Day took place February 7th, at the Indiana State House in downtown Indianapolis. The event, co-hosted by Indiana AU and the Center for Inquiry Indiana, featured a powerful lineup of speakers.</p><hr /><p><br /><br />AU Communications Associate Sarah Jones spoke on the topic "Church-State Separation and Social Justice." President and CEO of Center for Inquiry Ron Lindsay discussed "The Guarantee of Religious Liberty: A Shield, Not a Sword." Megan Robertson, Campaign Manager for Freedom Indiana, shared information on "Freedom Indiana: Defeating HJR 3 (Indiana's same-sex marriage ban)." Betty Cockrum, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, talked about "Our Bodies, Ourselves--Take Nothing for Granted." And Jane Henegar, Executive Director of American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana reminded everyone that "Our Stands for Justice Require Endurance and Speed."<br /><br />With a focus on advocating for justice, participants were encouraged to visit with their elected officials the following week. Immediately following the conference CFI-Indiana hosted a reception at their downtown Indianapolis office.</p></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/workplace-discrimination-exemptions-religious-practice">Discrimination, Exemptions &amp; Religious Practice in the Workplace</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/religious-refusals-and-rfra">Religious Refusals and RFRA</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/marriage">Marriage</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/reproductive-health-conscience-clauses-for-religious-objectors">Reproductive Health &amp; Conscience Clauses for Religious Objectors</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/responding-common-attacks-church-state-separation">Responding to Common Attacks on Church-State Separation</a></span></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/tags/chapter-event">chapter event</a></span></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Chapters:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Mon, 04 May 2015 20:16:55 +0000Ms. Beth Corbin11098 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/blogs/in-the-field/indiana-au-and-center-for-inquiry-indiana-co-host-indiana-civic-day#commentsIndiana Chapter of AU and CFI Indiana present the Fourth Annual "Indiana Civic Day"http://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-of-au-and-cfi-indiana-present-the-fourth-annual-indiana-civic
<span class="field"><span class="date-display-single">February 7, 2015 at 10:45 am</span></span><span class="field field-name-field-address field-type-addressfield field-label-inline clearfix" ><span class="field-label">Address:&nbsp;</span><span class="field addressfield field-item" >402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN</span></span><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><p align="center"><strong>The Indiana Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church is happy to once again team with Center for Inquiry Indiana on the fourth annual Indiana Civic Day. We have a full schedule of speakers this year, all activists on the front lines of specific church state issues affecting us here in Indiana. This year, we have Sarah Jones, Communications Associate at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. </strong><strong> She brings a unique perspective to our issues and is a welcome addition to our amazing list of speakers! </strong><br /> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=391e788bc8&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank"><img alt="Register online button" id="blkImgId14" src="/files/images/Events/register%20button_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 243px; height: 65px;" /></a><br /> </p><p align="center"><img alt="" src="/files/images/Events/panel.jpg" style="width: 435px; height: 100px;" /></p><h2 align="center">Fourth Annual</h2><h1 align="center"> <img alt="Indiana Civic Day 2015 - medium" id="blkImgId7" src="/files/images/Events/Civic%20Day.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 300px; height: 375px;" /></h1><h4 align="center">Sponsored by</h4><h4 align="center">Center for Inquiry-Indiana</h4><h4 align="center">Indiana Chapter Americans United for Separation of Church and State</h4><p align="center"><strong>Saturday, February 7, 2015</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>10:45 am-2:30 pm</strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=a948dea449&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Indiana State House, North Atrium</a>, 402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN</p><p align="center"><strong><em>Free Parking</em></strong><em>: West Section of the Indiana State House parking lot, north of the State House off Ohio Street. Enter the building at the north entrance only. Latecomers are not guaranteed admission to parking lot. There is metered parking along the street. </em> </p><p align="center">CFI and AU Members--$25.00</p><p align="center">Public: $30.00</p><p align="center">Students: $10</p><p align="center">Box Lunch: $10.00</p><p align="center">Event Sponsor: $100 (name listed on program if registered by February 2).This includes admission for up to two people.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=1be8e49e71&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Register</a> and <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=c893921a09&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">order a box lunch </a>online or at <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=b1d03c7e1a&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">CFI Indiana</a>.</p><p align="center">Become a <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=e9af0ecd3d&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">CFI Member</a>. Become an <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=ee33809766&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">AU member</a>.</p><p>Pick up your name tag which is your ticket for the day at <strong>10:45.</strong> Because of the limited amount of time that we can be in the State House, <strong>there will not be a lunch break</strong>. Your choices are: eat lunch before you come, bring a sack lunch for yourself, or order and pay for a box lunch. You can pick up your box lunch when you arrive and eat it discreetly during the program. Box lunches must be ordered and paid for by<strong>February 2</strong>.</p><p><strong>Weather Advisory</strong>: In case of severe weather, the conference will be canceled only if the streets and venues are closed. If in doubt, call 317-797-5892 the morning of the conference. </p><p align="center"><strong>Be aware!!</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Be informed!!</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Be active!!</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Attend Indiana Civic Day!!</strong></p><p>To make sure that you are aware and informed about issues in Indiana so that you can be active in promoting your point of view, attend Indiana Civic Day on February 7 2015. This year we will focus on Advocating for Justice. See the <strong>schedule</strong> for the day below.</p><p>We will also be discussing current bills in the Indiana General Assembly and encouraging you to visit with your legislators during the following week. </p><p>Participation will be limited to the<strong> first 150 </strong>people who register. Don't delay. Register today to attend this important conference. </p><h3>Schedule</h3><p>Location: <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=c3b024f126&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Indiana State House</a>, 402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis.</p><p align="center"><strong>We will be running on a extremely tight time schedule. Please arrive on time.</strong></p><p>10:45-11:00 am--Pick up your name tag which is your ticket for the day and your box lunch if you ordered one.</p><p>10:55 am—Welcome—<a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=4475ef9bd5&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Reba Boyd Wooden,</a> Executive Director, <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=b22f4e2a22&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Center for Inquiry|Indiana</a></p><p>11:00--<a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=a73b72e428&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Ron Lindsay</a>, President and CEO of <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=05a54446bb&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Center for Inquiry</a>. <em>The Guarantee of Religious Liberty: A Shield, Not a Sword.</em></p><p>11:40--<a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=0ebbfab775&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Sarah Jones</a>, Communications Associate, <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=809b6e7534&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Americans United for Separation of Church and State</a>.<em>Church/State Separation and Social Justice</em>.</p><p>12:20--Megan Robertson, Campaign Manager, <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=9bd7af2734&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Freedom Indiana</a><em>. Freedom Indiana: Defeating HJR 3.</em></p><p>1:00--Betty Cockrum, CEO, <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=71985716fd&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Planned Parenthood of Indiana</a> and Kentucky. <em>Our Bodies, Ourselves--Take Nothing for Granted.</em></p><p> </p><p>1:40--Jane Henegar, Executive Director of American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana(<a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=359ee874d3&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">ACLU-IN</a>). <em>Our Stands for Justice Require Endurance and Speed.</em></p><p>3:00—Reception at <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=9760b7cc71&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Center for Inquiry-Indiana</a>, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A. (Free but must make reservation by February 2.)</p><p> </p><h3>Post Conference Activities</h3><p>There will be a reception at <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=b23a9d3a99&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">CFI|Indiana </a>beginning at 3:00 pm. No charge but <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=d1e555a3f9&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">reservation</a> required.</p><p>Thursday, February 12, 10:00 am. Meet at CFI-Indiana and go to the State House to talk with your legislator. (Optional: for those who can come)</p><p> </p><h3 align="center">Speaker Biographies</h3><p><img alt="reba" id="blkImgId8" src="/files/images/Events/reba_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 97px; height: 125px;" /><strong>Reba Boyd Wooden </strong>is Executive Director of Center for Inquiry Indiana. She started Humanist Friendship Group of Central Indiana in 1999 which became Center for Inquiry Community of Indiana in 2005. On April 1, 2007, Center for Inquiry Indiana opened on the Indianapolis downtown canal walk at 350 Canal Walk, Suite A. Reba has a BA from University of Indianapolis with a major in Social Studies Education and a minor in Business Education, an MS from Butler University in History/Education, and an MS in Counseling and Counselor Education from Indiana University. She retired after 37 years in public education in 2005. She spent her last 13 years as a high school guidance counselor and the previous years in the classroom. She has two children and seven grandchildren. She has officially hiked 8,000+ miles with Indianapolis Hiking Club. She writes the blog, <em><a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=ad8a03e0d4&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Freethought from the Heartland</a></em>.</p><p><strong><em><img alt="Person-CFI-Lindsay-Ronald.jpg" id="blkImgId9" src="/files/images/Events/ron_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 101px; height: 125px;" /><strong>Ronald A. Lindsay,</strong></em></strong><em> J.D., Ph.D.</em> is president &amp; CEO of the Center for Inquiry. He is by training and experience both a lawyer and a philosopher. An honors graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, he practiced for twenty-six years with the national law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP prior to joining the Center for Inquiry, where he has been president and CEO since June 2008. Ron received his Ph.D. from Georgetown University, specializing in bioethics. He has had articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=6090d41f56&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank"><em>The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics</em></a>, the <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=288a0ca4a7&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank"><em>Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal</em></a>, and <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=b6987a9317&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank"><em>The American Journal of Bioethics</em></a>. His first book, <em>Future Bioethics: Overcoming Taboos, Myths, and</em> <em><em>Dogmas,</em></em> was published by Prometheus Books in June 2008. He is also the author of the entry on “Euthanasia” for the prestigious <em>International</em> <em><em>Encyclopedia of Ethics</em></em> (Wiley Blackwell 2013). In discussing issues of concern to the secular community, he has appeared on CNN, Fox News, HuffPost Live, and numerous local television and radio stations, and he has provided commentary to the <em>Washington Post</em>, the <em>New York Times</em>, and many other newspapers and magazines.</p><p>He will be discussing his new book, <em>The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can’t Tell Us What To D0,</em> on Sunday, February 8 at 6:00 pm at Center for Inquiry-Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis. Admission is free and all are welcome.</p><p><strong><img alt="Sarah Jones" id="blkImgId10" src="/files/images/Events/sarah_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 84px; height: 125px;" /><strong>Sarah Jones</strong></strong> is Communications Associate at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.</p><p>Prior to joining AU, Sarah volunteered for Femin Ijtihad, where she researched Islamic law and women’s rights, and interned with the Three Faiths Forum in London, England. Her coverage and analysis of world political and religious news has been published in the <em>Guardian</em>, Religion News Service, OnFaith and others. She has also been profiled in <em>The New York Times </em>for her church/state activism. She holds a Master of Arts in Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Bible from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. She has also presented original research in religious movements and postcolonial theory at the London School of Economics and Florida Atlantic University. Sarah is originally from Bristol, VA. <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=732d61d474&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">New York Times: Taking on Hobby Lobby After a Religious Past.</a></p><p><strong><img alt="Megan Robertson" id="blkImgId11" src="/files/images/Events/megan_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 83px; height: 125px;" /><strong>Megan Robertson </strong></strong>is a veteran political campaign operative who has been active in Indiana politics over the last decade. Most recently, Robertson served as the Campaign Manager for Freedom Indiana, a statewide bipartisan coalition that derailed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions as its supporters sought to pass it through the state legislature to send it to a ballot referendum. </p><p>Prior to the Freedom Indiana effort, Megan managed Luke Messer’s Congressional campaign, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s re-election campaign and served as the Political Director for Senator Dan Coats’ general election campaign. All three were winning campaigns.</p><p>In 2014, Megan was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty Under 40 and ranked 7th in the Howey Political Report’s Top 50 Most Influential People in Indiana Politics. </p><p>Megan is a graduate of Anderson University and an avid fan of the Chicago Bears.</p><p><strong><img alt="Betty Cockrum PPIN.jpg" id="blkImgId12" src="/files/images/Events/betty_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 83px; height: 125px;" /><strong>Betty Cockrum </strong></strong>became President &amp; CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) in July 2002 which was the fifth largest affiliate of 85 nationwide, serving more than 79,000 patients. In 2013, PPIN merged with Planned Parenthood of Kentucky and became Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky (PPINK). Betty is President and CEO of PPINK.</p><p>Prior to joining Planned Parenthood of Indiana, Betty served nearly three decades in public service. Her last tour of duty was as State Budget Director. Positions prior to that include Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Administration, Director of Financial and Administrative Services with the Indiana Department of Commerce, and Bloomington City Controller.</p><p><strong><img alt="Jane Henegar" id="blkImgId13" src="/files/images/Events/jane_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 100px; height: 125px;" /><strong>Jane Henegar </strong></strong>is Executive Director of the ACLU of Indiana. Prior to her service at the ACLU she was a deputy mayor of Indianapolis from 2000 to 2006. Henegar has held various positions in government, including state director in the office of Senator Evan Bayh, deputy commissioner and general counsel in the Indiana Department of Administration, executive posts at the Family and Social Services Administration and judicial law clerk for the Hon. Thomas Reavley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Henegar has taught political science and led the Indiana Bar Foundation’s Project Citizen to teach civics to K-12 students in Indiana. Born and raised in Bloomington, she is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.</p><p><a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=f91a80257d&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">ACLU-IN </a>has won cases for <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=fb2147f3a2&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">marriage equality </a>and for <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=f55decb9b3&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">reproductive rights </a>as well as Center for Inquiry's case which won the right for CFI Certified <a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=d0da006bfc&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank">Secular Celebrants </a>to solemnize marriages in Indiana.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://facebook.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acfb3cb844544aab9f5122637&amp;id=6264df4905&amp;e=6d9d39ae24" target="_blank"><img alt="Register online button" id="_x0000_i1039" src="/files/images/Events/register%20button_0.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 243px; height: 65px;" /></a></p></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Host chapter:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:08:05 +0000David Morris10823 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-of-au-and-cfi-indiana-present-the-fourth-annual-indiana-civic#commentsGrace Schools & Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend v. Burwellhttp://au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/grace-schools-diocese-of-fort-wayne-south-bend-v-burwell
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><div>As part of the Affordable Care Act's implementing regulations, group health plans are required to include coverage for various forms of preventative care, including all FDA-approved methods of contraception. Houses of worship are exempt from these requirements, and the Department of Health and Human Services later created a broader accommodation for certain nonprofit organizations. In particular, religious non-profit organizations may opt out of providing contraceptive coverage by certifying their religious objection; upon receiving this certification, the organization’s insurance company—or in the case of self-insured plans, its third-party administrator—steps in to provide the coverage. In August 2014, the government provided a second accommodation; religious nonprofit organizations now need only write a letter to the government in order to be relieved of any obligation to provide contraceptive coverage.</div><div> </div><div>Despite the accommodation, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, as well as a number of affiliated Catholic charities, have challenged the accommodation in federal court. In October 2012, Grace Schools, a religiously affiliated college system, filed a separate lawsuit in the same court. The trial judge ruled in favor of these plaintiffs.</div><div> </div><div>The government appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In May 2014, we filed <a href="/files/legal_docs/2014-05-13%20AU%20Amicus%20Br%20as%20Filed.pdf">an amicus brief in support of the contraception regulations</a>. We argue that any burden on the nonprofit organizations’ religion is insubstantial and would be justified by a compelling governmental interest in women’s health, and that the regulations at issue are the least restrictive means of pursuing that interest. Finally, we argue that granting the relief sought by the plaintiffs would violate the Establishment Clause by inflicting significant harms on women and by giving religious organizations a veto over the flow of regulatory benefits.</div><div> </div><div>The case was argued in December 2014. In September 2015, the Seventh Circuit <a href="/files/2015-09-04_7th_Circuit_Opinion.pdf">held</a> that the regulations do not impose a substantial burden on the plaintiffs' religious beliefs and reversed the trial court's decision. The Seventh Circuit <a href="/files/2015-11-05-Biola_Grace_Fort-Wayne_Order-Denying-Rehearing.pdf">denied</a> the nonprofit organizations' petition for a rehearing en banc. </div><div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-federal-court field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Federal Court:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/federal-courts/us-court-appeals-seventh-circuit">U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit</a></div></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/workplace-discrimination-exemptions-religious-practice">Discrimination, Exemptions &amp; Religious Practice in the Workplace</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/religious-refusals-and-rfra">Religious Refusals and RFRA</a></span></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-aus-role field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">AU&#039;s Role:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/au-role/amicus">Amicus</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-involvement-begin field-type-date field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">AU&#039;s Involvement Began:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">May 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Chapters:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-case-status field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Status:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/court-case-status/ongoing">Ongoing</a></div></div></div>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:22:37 +0000Gregory Lipper10625 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/grace-schools-diocese-of-fort-wayne-south-bend-v-burwell#commentsGrote Industries, LLC v. Burwellhttp://au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/grote-industries-llc-v-burwell
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><div>As part of the Affordable Care Act's implementing regulations, group health plans are required to include coverage for various forms of preventative care, including all FDA-approved methods of contraception. Various secular, for-profit businesses with religious owners have filed lawsuits asserting that they cannot include contraception coverage in employee health plans without violating, among other things, their free exercise rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). </div><div> </div><div><div>Grote Industries is a for-profit corporation that manufactures vehicle safety systems. In October 2012, the company and its owners, the Grote family, filed suit to challenge the contraception regulations in federal court. After the trial court ruled against the corporation and its owners, they appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. </div><div> </div><div>In March 2013, we submitted <a href="/files/legal_docs/Brief%20of%20Amici%20Curiae%20Americans%20United%2C%20et%20al.%20%28March%2025%2C%202013%20ECF-stamped%29.pdf">an amicus brief in support of the government</a>. Later that year, the Seventh Circuit <a href="/files/legal_docs/Korte%20Grote%20CA7.pdf">ruled for the plaintiffs</a>.</div><div> </div><div>The Supreme Court then agreed to hear two cases brought by similar for-profit plaintiffs: <a href="https://www.au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/burwell-v-hobby-lobby-stores-inc">Hobby Lobby</a> and <a href="https://www.au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/conestoga-wood-specialties-corp-v-burwell">Conestoga Wood</a>. In June 2014, the Court held, in a 5-4 decision, that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act required an exemption for objecting for-profit corporations. The Supreme Court then denied review in the Grote case and left the Seventh Circuit’s ruling in place. </div><div> </div></div><p> </p></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-federal-court field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Federal Court:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/federal-courts/us-court-appeals-seventh-circuit">U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/federal-courts/us-district-court-southern-district-indiana">U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana</a></div></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/workplace-discrimination-exemptions-religious-practice">Discrimination, Exemptions &amp; Religious Practice in the Workplace</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/religious-refusals-and-rfra">Religious Refusals and RFRA</a></span></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-aus-role field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">AU&#039;s Role:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/au-role/amicus">Amicus</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-involvement-begin field-type-date field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">AU&#039;s Involvement Began:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">March 2013</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Chapters:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-case-status field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Status:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/court-case-status/closed">Closed</a></div></div></div>Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:10:59 +0000Gregory Lipper10592 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/grote-industries-llc-v-burwell#commentsIndiana AU to Host Religious Freedom Forumhttp://au.org/blogs/in-the-field/indiana-au-to-host-religious-freedom-forum
<a href="/about/people/ms-beth-corbin">Beth Corbin</a><div class="field field-name-field-blog-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/in-the-field">In The Field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-callout field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Over the last few years the term “religious freedom” has been used to defend radically different points of view. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><p>The Indiana Chapter of Americans United For Separation of Church And State presents a Religious Freedom Candidate Forum. The chapter invited legislative candidates from across Marion County to participate in a question and answer panel regarding religious freedom and church state topics. The event takes place on Sunday, October 12th from 6-8 PM at Broadway United Methodist Church.<br /><!--break--><br />Over the last few years the term “religious freedom” has been used to defend radically different points of view. Americans United believes that maintaining the wall of separation between church and state is the only way to ensure true religious liberty in the U.S.<br /><br />Confirmed participants include: Ryan Guillory, the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 93, Margaret Peggy Jones, the Republican candidate for Indiana House District 96, and Patrick Lockhart, the Democratic Candidate for Indiana House District 91.<br /><br />The panel will be moderated by Sheila Suess Kennedy, Professor of Law and Policy in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.<br /><br />The content of this program will be determined by YOU, the audience. Bring your questions about access to family planning, LGBT rights, school vouchers, religious discrimination and other church-state legislative concerns. Indiana AU wants to show candidates that Hoosiers care about maintaining the separation of church and state.</p><p>This lively discussion is FREE and OPEN to the public. All are welcome to attend.<br /><br /><br /> </p></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/creationism-evolution">Creationism &amp; Evolution</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/school-prayer">School Prayer</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/vouchers">Vouchers</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/tuition-tax-credits-and-deductions">Tuition Tax Credits and Deductions</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/other-government-aid-religious-schools">Other Government Aid to Religious Schools</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/marriage">Marriage</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/reproductive-health-conscience-clauses-for-religious-objectors">Reproductive Health &amp; Conscience Clauses for Religious Objectors</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/descriptions-and-activities-religious-right-groups">Descriptions and Activities of Religious Right Groups</a></span></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/tags/chapter-event">chapter event</a></span></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Chapters:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:48:33 +0000Ms. Beth Corbin10537 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/blogs/in-the-field/indiana-au-to-host-religious-freedom-forum#commentsIndiana Chapter presents a Religious Freedom Candidate Forumhttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-presents-a-religious-freedom-candidate-forum
<span class="field"><span class="date-display-single">October 12, 2014 at 6:00 pm</span></span><span class="field field-name-field-address field-type-addressfield field-label-inline clearfix" ><span class="field-label">Address:&nbsp;</span><span class="field addressfield field-item" >609 E 29th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46205</span></span><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><p><strong>Indiana Chapter Americans United For Separation of Church And State presents a Religious Freedom Candidate Forum</strong></p><p>Indiana AU invited legislative candidates from across Marion County to participate in a question and answer panel regarding religious freedom and church state topics on <strong>Sunday October 12th from 6-8 pm at Broadway United Methodist Church, 609 E 29th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205.</strong></p><p>Confirmed participants include:</p><p>Ryan Guillory Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 93</p><p>Margaret Peggy Jones Republican candidate for Indiana House District 96</p><p>Patrick Lockhart Democratic Candidate for Indiana House District 91</p><p>The panel will be moderated by Sheila Suess Kennedy, Professor of Law and Policy in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis</p><p><strong>Free and open to the public.</strong> Snacks will be provided. </p><p>The content of this program will be determined by the audience. Bring your questions about access to family planning, LGBT rights, school vouchers, religious discrimination and other Church State legislative concerns.</p><p>Facebook event page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/276920922518967/?context=create&amp;source=49">https://www.facebook.com/events/276920922518967/?context=create&amp;source=49</a></p></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Host chapter:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:56:26 +0000David Morris10487 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/get-involved/events/indiana-chapter-presents-a-religious-freedom-candidate-forum#commentsUniversity of Notre Dame v. Burwellhttp://au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/university-of-notre-dame-v-burwell
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><div>As part of the Affordable Care Act's implementing regulations, group health plans are required to include coverage for various forms of preventative care, including all FDA-approved methods of contraception. Houses of worship are exempt from these requirements, and the Department of Health and Human Services later created a broader accommodation for certain nonprofit organizations. In particular, religious non-profit organizations may opt out of providing contraceptive coverage by certifying their religious objection; upon receiving this certification, the organization’s insurance company—or in the case of self-insured plans, its third-party administrator—steps in to provide the coverage.</div><div> </div><div>Despite the accommodation, the University of Notre Dame filed a lawsuit challenging the regulations, arguing that the mere process of certifying its religious objection itself violates its religious beliefs by “triggering” the provision of contraceptive coverage. Notre Dame maintains that the accommodation violates their rights under, among other things, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). In December 2013, we moved to intervene in the case on behalf of three Notre Dame students who rely on the university’s health-insurance policy to obtain coverage for contraception.</div><div> </div><div>The trial court denied Notre Dame’s request to bar the government from enforcing the regulations, and Notre Dame appealed. The U.S. Court of Appeals granted our <a href="/files/legal_docs/2014-01-08_NotreDame_InterventionMotion_SeventhCircuit.pdf">motion to intervene</a>; we then filed <a href="/files/legal_docs/2014-01-27_DoeBrief.pdf">a brief in defense of our clients' access to contraception coverage</a>. The appeals court soon <a href="/files/legal_docs/2014-02-21_NotreDame7thCirOpinion.pdf">issued a decision</a> refusing to bar enforcement of the regulations against Notre Dame. The court explained that the accommodation already exempted Notre Dame from offering contraception coverage. Notre Dame's broader argument -- that the process of request the accommodation itself burdened its exercise of religion -- was “paradoxical and virtually unprecedented.” </div><div> </div><div>After the Surpeme Court's ruling in <a href="https://www.au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/burwell-v-hobby-lobby-stores-inc">Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores</a>, Notre Dame asked the Supreme Court to send the case back to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration. We <a href="/files/legal_docs/%28No%2014-392%29%20Jane%20Does%20Opp%20Cert.pdf">opposed this petition</a>; in March 2015, the Supreme Court granted Notre Dame's petition and sent the case back to the Court of Appeals for further consideration. In April 2015, we filed <a href="/files/legal_docs/2015-04-07_NotreDame_SupplementalBrief_SeventhCircuitRemand.pdf">a brief with the Court of Appeals</a> explaining that Hobby Lobby does not affect the earlier ruling against Notre Dame.</div><div> </div><div>We also pointed to <a href="http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/3195/Notre-Dame-Alumni-Fr-Jenkins-Comments-on-HHS-Mandate-‘Startling’.aspx">statements made last year</a> by Notre Dame's President calling into question the basis of Notre Dame's lawsuit. Although Notre Dame claims in court that the accomodation substantially burdens its exercise of religion, the University president said in a speech in April 2014 that "I don't see this as a scandal because we are not giving out contraceptives."</div><div> </div><div>In May 2015, the <a href="/files/legal_docs/2015-05-19_NotreDame_SeventhCircuit_Opinion2.pdf">Court of Appeals again rejected</a> Notre Dame's request for a preliminary injunction. The full Seventh Circuit then <a href="/files/legal_docs/2015-07-24_RehearingDenial.pdf">denied Notre Dame's request for rehearing</a>. In December 2015, Notre Dame <a href="/files/Notre-Dame-v.-Burwell-Cert-Petition.pdf">petitioned</a> the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Seventh Circuit's decision. We filed a <a href="/files/15-812_BIO-Intervenor.pdf">brief in response</a>, arguing that the plaintiffs do not have the right to stop the government's provision of contraception coverage through third parties. </div><div> </div><div><strong><a href="https://www.au.org/church-state/february-2014-church-state/featured/the-pushback-of-notre-dame">Read our <em>Church &amp; State</em> article about the case</a></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://jurist.org/hotline/2014/05/ayesha-khan-aca-contraception.php"><strong>Read a column by our Legal Director, Ayesha Khan, about the case </strong></a></div><div> </div><p><strong><a href="http://rhrc.us/1jQOFeo">Listen to our Senior Litigation Counsel, Gregory M. Lipper, discuss the contraception cases on the RJ Court Watch podcast</a></strong></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="24" scrolling="no" src="http://rhrealitycheck.org/?powerpress_embed=33810-rj-court-watch-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" width="320"></iframe></p><p> </p></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-federal-court field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Federal Court:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/federal-courts/us-court-appeals-seventh-circuit">U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/federal-courts/us-district-court-northern-district-indiana">U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/federal-courts/us-supreme-court">U.S. Supreme Court</a></div></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/workplace-discrimination-exemptions-religious-practice">Discrimination, Exemptions &amp; Religious Practice in the Workplace</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/religious-refusals-and-rfra">Religious Refusals and RFRA</a></span></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-aus-role field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">AU&#039;s Role:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/au-role/counsel">Counsel</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-involvement-begin field-type-date field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">AU&#039;s Involvement Began:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 2013</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Chapters:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-case-status field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Status:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/court-case-status/ongoing">Ongoing</a></div></div></div>Fri, 02 May 2014 23:00:32 +0000Gregory Lipper9923 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/our-work/legal/lawsuits/university-of-notre-dame-v-burwell#commentsIndiana AU Hosts Rob Bostonhttp://au.org/blogs/in-the-field/indiana-au-hosts-rob-boston
<a href="/about/people/ms-beth-corbin">Beth Corbin</a><div class="field field-name-field-blog-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/in-the-field">In The Field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-callout field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Rob&#039;s newest book &quot;Taking Liberties&quot; is due for release in March.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="prose"><div>If you live within driving distance of downtown Indianapolis you won't want to miss Rob Boston. Rob will speak at Indiana Civic Day, on Saturday, February 8, at 11 AM. This annual event is co-sponsored by Indiana AU and Center For Inquiry Indiana. Rob will speak about "The Triple Threat to Public Education."</div><div> </div><div>Rob's newest book <em>Taking Liberties</em> is due for release in March, but you will have an opportunity to purchase an advanced copy at the event. </div><div> </div><div>Other speakers include: Michael De Dora, Director of Center for Inquiry’s Office of Policy in DC and the organization's representative to the United Nations, on "Defending Secular Values on Capitol Hill." Dr. Stuart D. Jordan, Senior Staff Scientist (Emeritus) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and a Rhodes Scholar, on "Climate Change Today: The Interaction of Science, Politics, and Ethics." Jesse Kharbanda, Executive Director, Hoosier Environmental Council, on "Addressing Climate Change: An Economic Opportunity for Indiana." Nancy Papas, Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) Public Education Advocacy Coordinator(retired), on "Public Education--Our Heritage, Our Hope." And, Vic Smith, President, Indiana Coalition for Public Education, on "How Vouchers Have Removed the Motivation to Fund All Schools Well."</div><div> </div><div>You won't want to miss this informative event!</div></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/creationism-evolution">Creationism &amp; Evolution</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/school-prayer">School Prayer</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/bibles-and-religious-texts-curricula">Bibles and Religious Texts in Curricula</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/religious-distributions-events-and-evangelism-during-school-day">Religious Distributions, Events and Evangelism during the School Day</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/religious-displays-and-holidays">Religious Displays and Holidays</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/release-time-religious-instruction-during-school-day">Religious Instruction during the School Day or &#039;Release Time&#039;</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/vouchers">Vouchers</a></span>, <span class="field-item"><a href="/issues/tuition-tax-credits-and-deductions">Tuition Tax Credits and Deductions</a></span></div></div><div class="tags clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><span class="field-item"><a href="/tags/chapter-event">chapter event</a></span></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-chapter field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Chapters:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/chapters/indiana">Indiana</a></div></div></div>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:08:40 +0000Ms. Beth Corbin9645 at http://au.orghttp://au.org/blogs/in-the-field/indiana-au-hosts-rob-boston#comments